Saving Santa
| Saving Santa | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Leon Joosen Aaron Seelman |
| Screenplay by | Ricky Roxburgh |
| Story by | Tony Nottage |
| Produced by | Terry Stone Nick Simunek Carolyn Bennett |
| Starring | Martin Freeman Tim Curry Noel Clarke Tim Conway Pam Ferris Ashley Tisdale Joan Collins |
| Music by | Grant Olding Mark Yaeger |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company (United States and the United Kingdom) Cinema Management Group (International) |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States India |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $9,278,821[1] |
Saving Santa is a 2013 animated comedy film created and written by Tony Nottage and directed by Leon Joosen, produced by Tony Nottage, Terry Stone, and Nick Simunek. The film was released direct-to-video.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa, twice.[4]
Voice cast
[edit]- Martin Freeman as Bernard D. Elf
- Tim Curry as Neville Baddington
- Noel Clarke as Snowy
- Tim Conway as Santa
- Pam Ferris as Mrs. Clause
- Ashley Tisdale as Shiny
- Joan Collins as Vera Baddington
- Chris Barrie as Blitzen
- Nicholas Guest as Chestnut
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Orange Haired Elf and Chestnut
- Rebecca Ferdinando as Valley Girl Elf
- Craig Fairbrass as The Mercenary
- Terry Stone as Mercenary
- Alex Walkinshaw as Reporter
Release
[edit]It was released in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2013 on Blu-ray and DVD by The Weinstein Company and Anchor Bay Entertainment.[5]
Reception
[edit]The film received mixed critical reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a score of 17% based on six critical reviews.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Saving Santa (2013)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 275. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ Wilkinson, Amber (31 October 2014) Saving Santa 3D (2013) Film Review. Eye for Film. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Meijer, Monica: Saving Santa (2013). (in Dutch). CineMagazine. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Saving Santa Blu-ray + DVD Review". Kidzworld.com.
- ^ "Saving Santa". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Saving Santa at IMDb
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